‏ Psalms 134

Psalm 134 ▼
▼sn Psalm 134. The psalmist calls on the temple servants to praise God (vv. 1-2). They in turn pronounce a blessing on the psalmist (v. 3).

A song of ascents. ▼
▼sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

1 Attention! ▼
▼tn Heb “Look!”
Praise the Lord,
all you servants of the Lord
who serve ▼
▼tn Heb “stand.”
in the Lord’s temple during the night.
2Lift your hands toward the sanctuary
and praise the Lord.
3May the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth,
bless you ▼
▼tn The pronominal suffix is second masculine singular, suggesting that the servants addressed in vv. 1-2 are responding to the psalmist.
from Zion. ▼
▼tn Heb “may the Lord bless you from Zion, the maker of heaven and earth.”

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